MikeyBoro

Is that us done then?

Wonder if we are waiting on the green light for Grosicki once Musa has completed his WBA medical?

Tell you what, options on the wings of Watmore/Tavernier/Bolasie/Mendez-Laing/Roberts/Johnson/Spence is very strong at this level. This could be the first time in a long time that we have had genuine good options on the wings.

Who is everyone’s prediction for “rumour which comes from nowhere and we sign them within an hour”? I’m going for Denis Odoi (Fulham)

Why do I feel like this is one of those deadline days full of promise and then it gets to around 10pm and we still haven’t brought anyone in so panic buy Junior Hoilett!

I remember Sheff Utd being linked with Wing (either last summer or the one before that) for a few million... shame as I don’t think we’d even get much of a fee for him now

You could probably add Bolasie to the ST options. Looking at that, a CM (Mowatt?) and Grosicki in tomorrow and I think we are set. Another more physical striker would be a bonus

Yeah I’d agree - I think he often gets a lot of stick because of his price tag - had we signed him for say £3 million I think fans would (understandably) be a lot more patient with him. He’s still only 25 so not in his prime years and I’d say he has a lot of very good attributes - he’s fairly quick, is a decent finisher, gets plenty of assists and looked a lot stronger last season too. Will be interesting to see if he kicks on.

I think that’s unfair on Fletcher - his price tag was hugely inflated at the time yes, but when he joined he was only 22 and frequently played on the wing for us in his first season. Then he had a season of Pulisball. Last season, in what was his first full season as a starting striker for us he got 18 goal contributions in 43 games. Whilst I’m not saying that is by any means prolific, I will say I think we’d be in a much stronger position right now had he been fit all season.

Tav’s much better in the hole behind the striker so this would be a big plus for us. He gets the ball more and carries it forward better. Although he scores goals cutting in from the right, I’d say his overall game in better in the middle

We were much, much better defensively at the start of the season when Dijksteel was playing right centre back in a back 5 with spence as a wing back. Personally I’d go back to that formation once Fry is back

Who do we reckon the two players were? Vydra played a few minutes tonight so him and one other?

I think we were in for Alex Mowatt in the summer so I wonder if we will make a bid? Would be an upgrade on Lewis Wing and probably compete with Saville for a starting spot

Couldn’t help but feel that Roberts was playing for the wrong side on Sunday... he’d be very good in that Blackburn team alongside Armstrong and Elliott - more suited to that style of play

Is the winger not more likely to be Grosicki than Robson-Kanu? Warnock has mentioned he likes him in the past, and recently found himself in the West Brom team after Diangana’s injury and Matt Phillips self isolating. Makes sense for West Brom to let him go after those 2 are back.